ἁπλ-ῶς,
adverb of ἁπλοῦς,
singly, in one way, μένειν ἁ. ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ μορφῇ[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. λέγεσθαι
in one sense, opposed to πολλαχῶς, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἁ. λεγόμενα, opposed to συμπλεκόμενα, [
Refs]; opposed to κατ᾽ ἀλλήλων λέγεσθαι,
without distinction of subject and predicate, Metaphorical[
Refs]; ἐσθλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἁ. παντοδαπῶς δὲ κακοί Poët. cited in [
Refs]
II)
simply, plainly, ἀλλ᾽ ἁ. φράσον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.b)
openly, frankly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
in good faith, [
Refs 4th c.BC+] to be
a simpleton, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.c)
in its natural state, uncooked, of food, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2)
simply, absolutely, ἁ. ἀδύνατον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν νεῶν κατέδυ οὐδεμία ἁ. no ship was
absolutely sunk (though some were disabled), [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅσ᾽ ἐστὶν ἀγαθὰ. ἁ.
simply all the good things there are, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ.
absolutely, opposed to κατά τι (
relatively), [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to πρός τι, [
Refs]; opposed to πρὸς ἡμᾶς, [
Refs]; opposed to τινί, [
Refs]; ἁ. βαρύ, κοῦφον, μαλακόν, etc, [
Refs]; τὸ ἁ. καλόν, τὸ ἁ. ἀγαθόν, etc, [
Refs]; opposed to ὁτιοῦν (
in some particular), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἁ. δίκην
absolute, strict justice, opposed to τοὐπιεικές and χάρις, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἁ. the
absolute, [
Refs 5th c.AD+]:
comparative ἁπλούστερον[
Refs 4th c.BC+]
-τερως [
Refs 1st c.BC+]:
superlative ἁπλούστατα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3)
in a word, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4)
generally, opposed to σαφέστερον, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὡς ἁ. εἰπεῖν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in bad sense,
loosely, superficially, λίαν ἁ.[
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐχ ἁ. φέρειν not
lightly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5)
foolishly, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]